A FREE online class

With Jessica Sprague, click here for more details. Im all signed up and cant wait, this will be my first online class.




Another thing to share, Ali Edwards had a GREAT challenge on her blog. This is going to be so much fun to do, I plan on starting my week in the life this weekend. What a awesome way to document the day to day life of me, the kids, the hubby, even the doggie!!

TA-TA

A little somethng to start your weekend

How many of you join online stamp parties? Last week I tried for a second time in this life time and boy are they hard to keep up with.I done Bella and unity stamp company. Unity stamp company has a blog hop every thursday, you can win up to $300 in unity stamps and also do challenges to win more stamps. I dont know, maybe I should just buy those stamps and forget attempting to party the 2008 way. Anyhoo here are my swap contributions. Lots of cutting, glitter and pop dots.

I have a love hate relationship with prisma glitter!!











This card had very little cutting, BUT more beloved glitter!!

Tomorrow is FRIDAY, I have only worked a few days this week BUT Iam still glad for tomorrow.

Anybody going to see the SECRET LIFE OF BEES? Iam meeting my aunt/BFF for a movie night!!


All supplies by CTMH

The WINNER

CONGRATULATIONS Erica, send me your snail mail addie and your stamp set will go out in the mail.

Thanks ladies for participating and spreading the news.

Check back this weekend I am working on 3 swaps, they will be completed by the end of the weekend.

What a day

Do you ever have days where nothing seems to go right? I had one of those days and by late afternoon my head was banging BIG TIME, couple of motrin and a iced coffee should do the trick. Heres a little more christmas for you,these are the last two christmas cards from my workshop.


I should pick a card to duplicate for my christmas cards, want to help? Tell me which one you think I should use and take your chance at winning a CTTMH acrylix stamp set. This is official BLOG CANDY ALERT. Post this ALERT on your blog and be entered twice. Post your blog link here in my comments section so I know you posted the alert. Closing this alert 10/8.



Four season stamp set by CTMH
Cardstock by CTMH
Liquid applique by CTMH



Evergreen stamp set by CTMH
Cardstock by CTMH
Misc ribbon
Cuttle Bug template

More Christmas for you

Im trying to get back to the blogging game, I hope that some of my visitors will return. Here are two more cards from my Christmas in September workshop.





Stamp set by CTMH, Winter Memories
Cardstock by CTMH
Misc ribbon
Prisma glitter by CTMH



Stamp set by CTMH, Frosty Borders
Cardstock by CTMH
Misc ribbon

OH Where does the time go?

Has it really been almost a month since I last posted? Have you deleted my blog from your favorites? Have you considered nominating me for the WORST BLOGGER EVA AWARD? I dont know what it is but I have been extremly tired lately. I have just not had the ENERGY or the want to get on and visit my daily reads, passing my craft studio and opting to lay in bed and watch tv or glue my bum to the sofa in the family room. I hardly ever sit down there, even my kiddos have come down stairs to hang out.


So I teach at my sons High school and sometimes I run into them on campus, I never bother them or approach them to talk. One day I was going to my oldest sons class with him to talk with his teacher and I ran smack into my youngest son and a group of his friends. They were actually standing in front of the the very class I needed to enter. So I moseyed right up to them and started talking. My youngest son wanted to just disappear. At the end of the day when we got in the car to go home our conversation went like this.

son " Mom why would you do that"

Me " What so bad about it"

son " its just bad, its embarrassing"

Me " why is it embarrassing"

son "it just is, I cant explain it"

me " all your friends know I work here, you told them"

son " they forgot you work here"

me " i dont think so, please explain the embarresment"

son " how would you feel if you were having a workshop and I came downstairs in my underware"

Well I had a workshop coming up the following saturday, do you think he did it?

Here are the cards we created, I think I will break them up and that way I will have someything new to share for at least three days.

Also I have several brand new acrylic stamp sets from CTMH that need a good home, make sure you visit on friday for details!



This card uses another new color Creme Brule cardstock and ribbon



This card uses our two new colors, Tulip and Juniper.

All sets used are new sets featured in the new Close to my Heart fall/winter idea book.

PS DONT FORGET THAT TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY TO ENTER THE MEGA DRAWING FOR $1000.00 worth of CTMH goodies. Enter on my website.


Until tomorrow

Saturday workday

For this last week to be a short week it seemed so long and BUSY. I know I said I would post it just didnt happen. So today I work, work on posting some art, posting my SBS links in my side bar and paying them a visit,cleaning up this studio and attempting to create!

I created a new banner tell me what you think of it. Is it to busy? too hard to read? I visioned it looking a little different, I wanted to use fun paper but maybe its to busy. Give me your input and I will sit with it this way for about a week and if I dont like it away it goes.

I wanted to tell you that Close to my Hearts new fall/winter idea book is here and its FABULOUS!! Check it out on my website

Also its National Stamping month and Close to my Heart is giving away a grand prize of over $1000.00 worth of goodies. Enter for your chance to win on my website Dont forget to check the calendar everyday for new tips and techniques.

Theres also a great special going on!!

My first creation was made for my standing stamp of the month swap, I like it.



Stamp set by CTMH Treasure life
Cardstock by CTMH hollyhock, sunflower, cocoa and colonial white
Accessories by CTMH edge anchors
Stamp pads by CTMH
Ribbon by Offray

My recipe book. I attended a SU project class. I love the book and the these are all the colors of my house!






Toodles